Energy Scavenging Power Supply

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120292993A1
SERIAL NO

13112255

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

An energy scavenging power system and method may include an energy conversion system having at least one transducer configured to harvest energy, an energy management and storage system configured to store harvested energy; and a load regulation system configured to provide stored energy to power one or more low power-consumption loads. The energy management and storage system may include a start-up capacitor having a small capacitance to allow for quick charging and fast turn-on, a short term capacitor to provide energy to the load or loads once turned-on, and a long term capacitor having a large capacitance to provide for sustained energy delivery to the loads. The system also may include a common charging bus that receives energy from each transducer, conditioned if necessary, and which then determines the capacitor to which the energy should be delivered.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION1367 WEST CHICAGO AVE CHICAGO IL 60642

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Manesh, Ali Chicago, US 21 1011
Mettler, Cory J Brookings, US 1 267
Mouw, Chris A Brookings, US 1 267
Perlenfein, Scott J Brookings, US 1 267
VanOverbeke, Jesse L Arlington, US 1 267

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation